A Few New Additions To My Elvis Collection

I recently have had a few new additions to my Elvis collection, slowly but surely it's geting bigger. First I purchased the new Mcfarlene figure which was the 68 comeback figure with Elvis in his white suit. Later on I found a killer deal on a 3D wall art movie poster for "Elvis On Tour" also brought out by Mcfarlene toys. I found an awesome deal on the Mcafarlene rockabilly Elvis Figure on Amazon and purchased it, then a friend over the internet shot me an email of an ebay item that was the the 1993 Hasboro 68 Comeback Doll for $15!!! WHAT A STEAL!, I finally recieved it in the mail today. The last two additions are really kool as well, the first one is a book called Elvis American Idol which is really cool, it has a bunch of cool facts abnout huge events and some really good info, Last, a lady at work gave me a memorial magazine that was printed in 1977 after his death, it's in ok condition but I thought it was a cool addition. Remember to be sure to check back during our ELVIS WEEK 08 romp, it's gonna be awesome.

Elvis Is Human

Ive ranted recently on how Elvis is larger than life. With the focus on how much of an impact he brought upon the world, some people lost sight on that he was like you and I. I'll be the first to admit, there will be no other Elvis Presley. When people who despise him only talk about his flaws, he has done alot more good. For example, giving to charaties, giving cars to fans, acknowledging the fans among other things. The reason I felt like ranting is because I just read a negative comment on a website and it just set me off, yes people are entitled to their opinion but make sure what your are basing you opinion off of is facts and not bs. In the future, im gonna blog about all his donations to charaties and even talk about foundations, hospitals and other things that have been set up in his name to help people out. It makes me sick to see people try to make Elvis a monster. Ive selected the picture above because it is one of my favorites. It shows Elvis with his daughter and Pricilla in a family photo. This pic shows Elvis as a human being smiling at his daughter who he was very proud of and just shows him as a family man and not the monster skeptics make him out to be.

Respecting Elvis

It's about time Elvis got his own license plate for the state of Tennessee. I renewed my tags last week and purchased the new Elvis plate. It was worth the 60 bucks. The plate looks freaking awesome and in return, the money goes towards a good cause, The Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center. I suggest if you are an E fan and live in the state of Tennessee, purchase one and show it off proudly

Coming Soon!

Mike and I here soon are going to brainstorm on ideas how to make the blog better. Ideas that we have floating around are chats, more videos, pics, new look and "Live from Elvis Week" when it rolls around. as I see the counter we have over 200 hits since March which is awesome. If you have any more ideas, please let us know.

- Vince

ELVIS/Mariah/Maddona

As we all know by now Mariah Carey scored her 18th number one on the Billboard charts putting her in second place with E. It is a great achievement for her and she might even pass The Beatles. Actually, I really hope she does. Anyway, she will never touch Elvis as a pure singer or even an entertainer for that matter. At least she knows whats up. When she was asked about the achievement she said "I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world". Even though I do not care for her music, I respect that she has done something right for a long time to get this record.
Also a brew ha ha has occurred over Madonna passing him with top ten hits. She is not there yet despite what is being reported. Elvis has forty top ten hits. She will probably will get there though. I do not really dig Madonna's act either but she is a great performer and she has lasted for a good length of time. If anyone is going to break that record, might as well be her. She is a fan of Elvis. She loves Elvis and would consider that one of the highest honers she could achieve if she did.
At the end of the day either one of these artist can hold up to Elvis. They will never have the impact on the world as Elvis did. Fifty years from now they might have some things said about them. Elvis will still be talked about though one hundred years from now. Also Elvis holds a lot of records still no one will ever pass. My favorite one I think is that Elvis has had 150 different albums and singles that have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He probably has more and research hopefully will prove it seeing the right people make sure it happens. He has far and away more then anyone. I am going to stop my rambling about that, I am going to go into a heated rant talking about some of these things though. So the point of the post I guess is, records are going to be broke. No one of the last fifty years though can touch Elvis. He set the bar high, and I do not think I will ever see another artist come close to doing what he did.

Do You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking?

I recently watched a movie called "The Gameplan" starring "The Rock" as a star football player who has recently found out he's a father. This movie has so many Elvis references in it. The Rock's character is such an Elvis fan he has lots of gold records from Sun Studios displayed throughout his his home along with pictures and movie posters. To top things off, he has a replica Gibson guitar that he uses to sing a horrible rendition of "Are You Lonesome" and the "Burning Love" jumpsuit dislpayed in his daughters room. If you pay attention closely even his doorbell is "Love Me Tender". It's not a terrible movie, I actually recommend Elvis fans to check it out. I think it's pretty enjoyable.

HE'S BACK!!!

Dale finally got back in victory lane tonight winning the Budweiser shootout. It was a non points race. It was still good for him to get a win. He has been stuck driving junk the last few years and has had only a few wins. He is with the best team in Nascar now and ready to get back to winning four or five races a year like he had before. Talent+the best equipment=wins and lot of them. See Johnson and Gordon. JR is going to break out this year. Whats this got to do with Elvis you might say. Well JR is a huge Elvis fan and his grandmother is a self described Elvis freak so we can pump him up here on the site because of that. Also he is my favorite driver and I run this, so we are going to cover him from time to time.

Now I have had a few too many and I need to chill. Time to put in Spinout and get some rest.